Pandit Radhavallabh Chaturvedi (12 January 1917 – 10 June 1974) was an Indian singer, music composer of Hindustani classical music, scholar and conservator. His repertoire includes the genres of khyal, Dadra, thumri, Dhrupad, Tappa and Tarana.[1][2][3]
Pandit Radhavallabh Chaturvedi | |
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 Pandit Radhavallabh Chaturvedi in 1967 during a stage performance | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1917 Moradabad, India |
| Died | 1974 |
| Genres | khyal, Dadra, thumri, Dhrupad, Tappa, Tarana |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer |
| Years active | 1942 – 1974 |
| Website | panditradhavallabhchaturvedi |
Early life and career
editPandit Radhavallabh Chaturvedi was born in 1917 in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. At the age of 18, he left his home and came to Lucknow to learn music and completed his music education from Bhatkhande Sangeet Mahavidyalaya in 1936. He dedicated his life for conservation of local songs in Braj, Bhojpuri, Awadhi and Bundeli dialects.[3] He was married in 1930 with Rambha Chaturvedi, they have one daughter Neelam Chaturvedi, who is former deputy director of program on Doordarshan.[4]
In 1942, as a music composer, he joined All India Radio in Lucknow and worked there till 1974. He composed about 5000 rare folk songs at Akashvani studio and made notations for each. He became the savior of folk music of Uttar Pradesh, India.[5]
His book "Unchi Atariya Rang Bhari" consists 106 compositions of folk songs like Sariya, Sohar, Janeu, Tona, Jhoola, Kajri, Chaiti, Rasiya, Jhoomar, Dhamaar, Devigeet etc.[6]
In Popular Culture
editBhajan Samraat Anup Jalota's mother was a student of pandit Radhavallabh Chaturvedi. In 2017, on his birth centenary, Indian classical singer Shubha Mudgal paid tribute to Pandit Radhavallabh Chaturvedi by organizing a program in the India Habitat Centre titled "khazane lok sangeet ke".[7] He dedicated his life to the preservation and promotion of the Indian traditional folk music.[8][9]
In 2017, Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi dedicated its magazine "Chayanat" to Pandit Radhavallabh Chaturvedi and organised an event titled Awadh Sandhya.[10]
Bibliography
edit- Sa Re Ga Ma, re-published by Sangeet Natak Akademi, 2019, p: 148, ISBN 9788193165799[11]
- "Unchi Atariya Rang Bhari" a collection of 106 folk songs, re-published by Sangeet Natak Akademi, 2018, ISBN 9788193165782
References
edit- ^ Vellat, Anuradha (18 August 2017). "That fragrance of soil..." The Hindu.
- ^ "पारम्परिक गीतों के संरक्षक थे पं राधवल्लभ चतुर्वेदी". Hindustan (in Hindi).
- ^ a b Chandra, Vidita (7 May 2017). "Man who kept Awadhi folk songs flowing". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "नीलम करेंगी राधा वल्लभ ग्रंथ का प्रकाशन". Navbharat Times (in Hindi).
- ^ "पारम्परिक गीतों के संरक्षक थे पं राधवल्लभ चतुर्वेदी". Hindustan (in Hindi).
- ^ "Ninth IHC Lok Sangeet Sammelan: An ode to classical music". Business Standard India. 14 August 2017.
- ^ "राधावल्लभ ने मुझे गोद में खिलाया जो सीखा लखनऊ में सीखा - अनूप जलोटा". Patrika News (in Hindi).
- ^ "Shubha Mudgal curates folk melodies at music fest in Delhi". The Sunday Guardian Live. 19 August 2017.
- ^ "भौतिकता की आंधी में भूल रहे लोक संस्कृति". Navbharat Times (in Hindi).
- ^ "Chayanat". Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi. 150 (Jan–March). 2017.
- ^ "Sa Re Ga Ma (Hindi) (Rs 440 + Rs 120 for Service Charges) - Indian books and Periodicals". www.ibpbooks.com.